When street art collective<a href="http://www.dudug.co.uk/" target="_blank"> DuDug</a> saw an <a href="http://inhabitat.com/time-circus-builds-a-floating-vegetable-garden-on-abandoned-ship-crane-in-the-netherlands/" target="_blank">abandoned ship</a> in North Wales, they didn’t see an eyesore, but instead inspiration for a new project. Banding together, the group of international artists transformed the weathered steel exterior into a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artists-craft-extraordinary-reinventions-of-red-telephone-boxes-in-london/bt-artbox-3/" target="_blank">makeshift street art gallery</a>. The project gives the disused ship new life, while creating an eye catching way to showcase the work of these artists.

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For get city walls, DuDug’s innovative installation enlivens the high seas. Abandoned since 1979, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSS_Duke_of_Lancaster_(1956)" target="_blank">Duke of Lancaster</a> ship served as a railway passenger ship from 1956 until it was replaced by a larger version 1979.

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Dudug Duke of Lancaster

The ship was used as a storage site for a clothing company for several years, but remained abandoned until DuDug came up with the idea of transforming it into an <a href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-open-air-library-pops-up-in-east-germany/" target="_blank">open air art gallery</a>.

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Dudug Duke of Lancaster

Artists such as KIWIE, Bungle, Lora Zombie, Fatheat and Fin DAC have taken the rusty steel and created <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tammam-azzam-recreates-klimts-masterpiece-the-kiss-on-war-torn-building-in-syria/" target="_blank">large scale works in spray paint</a>. Using cranes and hanging platforms, the artists have created eight giant murals thus far, which stretch up the three stories of the ship.

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Dudug Duke of Lancaster

More murals are planned, and should hopefully one day cover every inch of the Duke of Lancaster.

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Dudug Duke of Lancaster

The project not only reuses a beautiful but forgotten piece of the UK’s history, but also helps to put the area along Wales’ River Dee on the map.

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Dudug Duke of Lancaster

Cultural projects such as DuDug’s can help innovate urban development by creating fresh landmarks that art lovers and tourists will want to visit- in effect enlivening the local economy.

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Dudug Duke of Lancaster

When street art collective DuDug saw an abandoned ship in North Wales, they didn’t see an eyesore, but instead inspiration for a new project. Banding together, the group of international artists transformed the weathered steel exterior into a makeshift street art gallery. The project gives the disused ship new life, while creating an eye catching way to showcase the work of these artists.